1948 Missouri gubernatorial election

1948 Missouri gubernatorial election

← 1944 November 2, 1948 1952 →
 
Nominee Forrest Smith Murray Thompson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 893,092 670,064
Percentage 57.0% 42.8%

County results
Smith:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Thompson:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Governor before election

Phil M. Donnelly
Democratic

Elected Governor

Forrest Smith
Democratic

The 1948 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948 and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, State Auditor Forrest Smith, over the Republican nominee Murray Thompson, and candidates representing the Progressive, Socialist and Socialist Labor parties. Smith defeated Roy McKittrick for the nomination, while Thompson defeated Manvel H. Davis.